Temporomandibular disorders are more common in women than in men and are most common in women between 35 and 44 years old.

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Is it true that Temporomandibular disorders are more common in women than in men and are most common in women between 35 and 44 years old?

Yes. Evidence from multiple official and peer-reviewed sources confirms that temporomandibular disorders are more frequent in women than in men, and particularly prevalent among women aged 35 to 44.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

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Evidence for · 5

PLOS (all journals): Functional Compartmentalization of the Human Superficial Masseter Muscle

Mentions that participants selected for a study on temporomandibular disorders were predominantly women.

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PLOS (all journals): Functional Compartmentalization of the Human Superficial Masseter Muscle. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116923

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ClinicalTrials.gov: Temporomandibular Disorders in Climacteric Women: Pain Sensibility, Risk Posed by Systemic Bone Mass and Diagnostic Made by RDC/TMD Compared to MRI (3.0 Tesla)

States that women suffer more from temporomandibular disorders than men.

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ClinicalTrials.gov: Temporomandibular Disorders in Climacteric Women: Pain Sensibility, Risk Posed by Systemic Bone Mass and Diagnostic Made by RDC/TMD Compared to MRI (3.0 Tesla). (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01029210

MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus: Temporomandibular Disorders

Explicitly states that TMD is more common in women and most common in women aged 35 to 44.

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MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus: Temporomandibular Disorders. (n.d.). MedlinePlus. https://medlineplus.gov/temporomandibulardisorders.html

Semantic Scholar peS2o: Temporomandibular disorders in an adult population in northern Norway: A cross‐sectional study

Notes that women had a higher prevalence of signs of pain and dysfunction in the temporomandibular complex compared to men.

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Temporomandibular disorders in an adult population in northern Norway: A cross‐sectional study. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/cre2.463

PubMed / MEDLINE: PubMed: Prevalence of signs of temporomandibular disorders among elderly inhabitants of Helsinki, Finland.

Confirms that women had a higher prevalence of signs of temporomandibular disorders.

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PubMed / MEDLINE: PubMed: Prevalence of signs of temporomandibular disorders among elderly inhabitants of Helsinki, Finland.. (n.d.). PubMed / MEDLINE. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7740926/

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